Angels Cut A's AL West Leads to 3 1/2 With 4-1 Win

Summary of 4 articles · Updated Jun 10, 2014

Mike Trout drove in a run with a double that originally was ruled a homer, Garrett Richards pitched seven strong innings and the Los Angeles Angels beat the Oakland Athletics 4-1 Monday night in the opener of a series between the top two teams in the AL W… (more)est. It turned into a sac fly that brought home Hank Conger for the Angels' first run in their 4-1 win over the A's, but it could have been more. The Angels' fourth straight victory reduced Oakland's lead 3 1/2 games, but it did not come without some controversy. Trout, the Los Angeles Angels star, was the victim, not the home-run snatcher, Monday night. The right-hander, who pitched four-hit ball through eight innings last Wednesday in a 4-0 win at Houston, gave up just two harmless singles over his final 5 1-3 innings against an offense that came in leading the majors in runs and on-base percentage.

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